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   constructive

   /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose: "constructive advice"
   • 2. not obvious or stated explicitly; derived by inference: "constructive liability"
   • 3. relating to, based on, or denoting mathematical proofs which show how an entity may in principle be constructed or arrived at in a finite number of steps.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in constructive (sense 2)): from late Latin constructivus, from Latin construct- ‘heap together’, from the verb construere (see construct).

   Derivatives

   • 1. constructiveness noun

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   Definitions of constructive. adjective. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development. “ constructive criticism”. “a constructive attitude”. “a constructive philosophy”. “ constructive permission”. synonyms: creative.

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